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Keywords: Access to the labour market, Best interest of the child, Detention, Discrimination, Family member, Family reunification, Family unity (right to), Obligation/Duty to cooperate, Religion, Visa

The applicant was expelled from Russia on the basis of his religious activities and separated from his infant son as a result. While Russia attempted to justify this on the ground of national security, the Court held that sufficient evidence was not provided and that Articles 5, 8, 9 and 38 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 7 had been violated.